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Omeprazole Side Effects? Light headed? Anxiety Attacks

  1. My Mother was experiencing severe pain across her ribs and back which the doctors say is indigestion but only now and again. She was put on Omeprazole about a month ago and after taking one in the morning she starts to feel light headed, dizzy and generally unwell. She then seems to panic about it and feels she cant breathe which makes her panic more. Her chest and heart are perfectly fine. She stopped taking the tablets yesterday in case they are causing these problems and she is having tests done next week to check for ulcers etc. Has anyone else had these problems? How long do the side effects take to go away when you have stopped taking them?

  2. I have been on omeprazole for 2 years now, started taking them when i was diagnosed with hiatal hernia. abt 3 months after starting taking the medicine i started experiencing similar anxiety attacks which I still experience. never thought that could be due to that medicine and the attacks dont come every day, just sometimes.. i thought it mustve been merely a psychological thing, but as I am on omeprazole and experience similar things as well as ur mom, then who knows, maybe it is the cause of the attacks and dizziness!

    Best of health for ur mom!

  3. My mum was recenty prescribed Omeprazole and has experienced very similar problems she has been admitted to hospital because she was having trouble breathing she has had pains in her chest ECG normal x rays normal also she had some confusion she also crashed her car into the garage but cant remember what happended. Stopped taking the Omeprazole on Sunday 12/4/09 and is feeling much better no chest pains or difficulty breathing and certainly not confused. Hope this helps you

  4. I have been suffering with my stomach for a few weeks now but as yet have not been given a diagnosis. My whole upper body part feels very heavy, I and I burp all the time. I do not suffer from acid indigestion. When I have eaten, the food seems to have problems getting into my stomach and it is painful until it has all been digested. After taking the first capsule, I hyperventilated and my heart raced. It took me a long time to calm down. It is reassuring to find that I am not alone. I will advise my doctor accordingly.

  5. Took first omeprazole this morning, within 10 minutes had the dizziness, lightheaded, nausea, and headache. *touch wood* not had the anxiety attacks yet! hopefully i wont, but it appears to be the nausea lightheadedness and headaches are common! :roll:

  6. Been having the dizziness to the point of passing out, nausea, anxiety attacks, chest pains and tremours for up to 3 hours a day every day for almost a year, its got to the point that im to scared to go anywhere alone. After seemingly getting nowhere with the Dr and numerous scans i discovered this forum. Last took 1 20mg omeprazole on thursday and can feel improvements already.

  7. I have been taking this since it was the next best thing after zantac. My life has been hecktick since I started taking this. I have been in and out of hospitals with panic attacks and many other problems. Has anyone else had problems of this nature. It has been over 20 years and I was never told f these anxiety attack problems. I have had diareaha for most of this time. I have barrets esophagas and other problems with my stomach. I have had cat scans of my brain, heart cath, cat scan of abdomen colonoscopy, gastroscopy, and all the scopys there are. Could this medicine be my whole problem that I have had for 25 years. I never thought hey just stop taking all this crap and see what happens but I am going to do just that. Does anyone know how long it will take to hopefully start to get back to normal. Oh yes I was in the hospital for pancreatitis and have type 2 diabetes. I told the doctors that I never felt bad till I quit drinking and that is when I started taking that prilosec. Wow do I ever hope I feel better when I off it. Anyone want to respond please doThanks

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